Kakhi Solomnishvili
Principal conductor of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
Kakhi Solomnishvili is the Principal Conductor of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as serving as the Principal Conductor of the Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra.
Born in 1990 in Tbilisi, Georgia, his musical journey commenced as a pianist, actively participating in concerts and festivals. In 2007, he passed the entry exams at the Conducting Department of the Tbilisi State Conservatoire, where he graduated in 2013 with a master’s degree.
From 2011 to 2014, Kakhi Solomnishvili served as the Assistant Conductor of the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre, with which he continues to collaborate on a regular basis. In 2016, he started collaborating with the Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra and was appointed as the orchestra’s Principal Conductor in 2025. In 2017, he received the Tsinandali Award in Music. Since 2022, he has assisted Maestro Charles Dutoit and actively worked with the Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra and Teatro Colon, where he debuted with a performance of Stravinsky’s opera The Rakes Progress.
Furthering his international presence, Kakhi Solomnishvili began collaborating with the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra in 2023 and was appointed as the orchestra’s Principal Conductor the following year. He has collaborated with various national and international orchestras, including the Polish Baltic Frédéric Chopin Philharmonic Orchestra, the Israel Sinfonietta and the Georgian Sinfonietta, among others.